Paper bottle.



J. L. MURPHY.

.PAPER BOTTLE.

APPLlcArloN FILED oEc.2a.19|e.

1,257,628. Pereneed Feb. 26, 191e.

Witnesses Inventor Attorneys JAMES Ia. MURPHY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PAPER BOTTLE.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. '26, 1918.

Application led December 28, 1916. Serial No. 139,329.

' specification.

This invention relates to paper bottles, one of its objectsbeing toprovide a container, the mouth portion of which isprovided with abendable metallic clip which ordinarily serves to hold the mouth in anopen position, but which can be compressed so as to hold the mouth ofthe bottle-closed or collapsed, thus to retain the contentsl of ythebottle. f

Another object is to provide a Structure of this character which issimple 'and efiicient'in construction and which permits the use ofordinary bottle caps or thelike to be dispensed with.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear` as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without de arting from the spirit of theinvention.

n the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has beenshown.

In said drawingsz- Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly insection of a bottle embodying the present improvements.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the upper portion thereof and showing themouth portion of the bottle collapsed or closed.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4:-4 Fig. 2.

Fi 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but Showing a slightly modifiedconstruction.

Fig. 6 is a section through the modified structure shown in Fig. 5 andshowing the mouth portion of the bottle collapsed or closed.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a papercontainer of any desired configuration but preferably formed with areduced neck portion 2 the mouth of which is surrounded by a metal ring3. The paper forming the neck portion of the bottle is bent outwardlyand downwardly about the ring 3 as shown particularly in Fig. 1 so asthus to conceal said ring. The ring is formed of a metal which issufficiently stiff to hold the'mouthI portion of the container openunder ordinary conditions. After the container has been filled and it isdesired toseal the same, the mouth portion of said, container isflattened by bending the ring. The ring is of such material that afterit has been thus flattened or bent, it will not open outand,consequently, the opposed portions of the wall of the mouth of thecontainer will be held tightly together and the escape of any por-v tionof the contents of the container 1s prevented.

Should the container hold a material likely to ferment,a ring such asshown in Figs. 5 and 6 should be used. This ring is similar to the ring3 with the exception that it has a prong 4 struck therefrom andextending inwardly into the neck of the bottle. An opening 5 is formedin the bottle neck and ring diametrically opposite the prong and whenthe neck is {iattened for the purpose of sealing the container, thisprong will pass into the opening 5 and can then be bent back as shown at6 in Fig. 6, thereby to hold the opposed portions of the flattened necktightly together so that they will not spread apart.

What is claimed is:-

A paper container having a bendable substantially non-elastic metal ringextending around the mouth portion thereof for hold` ing said mouthportion normally open, said ring, when fiattened, constituting means forholding opposed portion of the end of the mouth in contact, thereby toseal the container.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES L. MURPHY. Witnesses: y

H. W. HANsoN, F. A. WEBB.

